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Persicaria longiseta

(Bruijn) Kitagawa

Creeping Smartweed

GNRUnranked Found in 83 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160949
Element CodePDPGN0L0J2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusPersicaria
Synonyms
Persicaria caespitosa var. longiseta(Bruijn) C.F. ReedPolygonum caespitosum var. longisetum(de Bruyn) A.N. StewardPolygonum cespitosum var. longisetum(de Bruyn) A.N. Steward
Other Common Names
Long-bristled Smartweed (EN) oriental ladysthumb (EN) Oriental Lady's-thumb (EN) Renouée à soies longues (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 5, 2005) elevates Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum to full species as Persicaria longiseta.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNANo
IndianaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MissouriSNANo
IowaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
VermontSNANo
MississippiSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
New JerseySNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
MarylandSNANo
KansasSNANo
DelawareSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
MichiganSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
MaineSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
OhioSNANo
TexasSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
KentuckySNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (83)
Alabama (3)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Cheaha BTalladega National Forest741
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Georgia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
North Carolina (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Pennsylvania (4)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
CornplanterAllegheny National Forest2,929
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Tennessee (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Virginia (27)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brushy MountainJefferson National Forest4,168
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Little Walker MountainJefferson National Forest9,818
Little Wilson Creek Addition BJefferson National Forest1,725
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
Three SistersGeorge Washington National Forest8,149
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Gauley MountainMonongahela National Forest13,285
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.